Chairman promises better training after 17-year-olds vote

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 12:00 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin Election Commission's chairman says Bernie Sanders' campaign needs to take responsibility for blurring state laws on 17-year-olds voting in its social messaging ahead of last year's presidential primary.

A commission report found dozens of 17-year-olds voted illegally in Wisconsin's presidential primary last spring.

Commission officials say messages on social media during the primary season said 17-year-olds could vote in some states if they turned 18 by the November election. A voter must be 18 to cast a ballot in any Wisconsin election.

Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen told the panel during a meeting Tuesday that Bernie Sanders' campaign blurred the laws between the states in its social media and Sanders should take responsibility for that.